One of the most important aspects of an open
source CPU is it's ability to help educate.
When I was a kid the design specs of a CPU were
beyond the reach of the general population. Now,
with the help of the open source movement and
digital design languages anyone who can read code
can begin to understand the structures behind the
hardware.
P.S. http://jake.jfet.net/final.pdf
is another paper on the design of an open source
RISC CPU.
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One of the most important aspects of an open source CPU is it's ability to help educate. When I was a kid the design specs of a CPU were beyond the reach of the general population. Now, with the help of the open source movement and digital design languages anyone who can read code can begin to understand the structures behind the hardware. P.S. http://jake.jfet.net/final.pdf is another paper on the design of an open source RISC CPU.